An electronic device includes a plurality of antenna modules, a first communication circuit communicating in a first communication scheme via at least one antenna module The electronic device also includes a second communication circuit communicating in a second communication scheme. The electronic device further includes a temperature sensor, a processor and a memory storing instructions. The instructions are configured to, when executed, enable the at least one processor to detect a temperature associated with the antenna module or the first communication circuit while communicating via the first communication circuit, identify a first control step among a plurality of control steps based on an operation type of the electronic device and the at least one temperature detected, and limit at least some operations on at least one of the at least one antenna module or the first communication circuit, corresponding to the identified first control step.
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2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the at least one processor to limit the operation of the at least one antenna module by turning off at least part of the at least one antenna module corresponding to the identified temperature.
3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the at least one processor to limit the operation of the at least one antenna module by reducing a number of antenna elements of the at least one antenna module corresponding to the identified temperature.
4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the at least one processor to limit the operation of the at least one antenna module by adjusting power of the at least one antenna module corresponding to the identified temperature.
5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the at least one processor to limit the operation of the first communication circuit by reducing a data throughput via the first communication circuit corresponding to the identified temperature.
7. The electronic device of claim 6, the instructions are configured to cause the at least one processor to set at least one of the first threshold temperature or the second threshold temperature based on the operation type of the electronic device.
10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one temperature sensor includes a first temperature sensor disposed in at least one of an inside and an outside of the at least one antenna module and a second temperature sensor disposed in at least one of an inside and outside of the first communication circuit.
11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first communication scheme is a 5G communication protocol-based communication scheme, and the second communication scheme is a long-term evolution (LTE) communication protocol-based communication scheme.
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